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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, among others, put out the word last week that his office is accepting first-come, first-served requests from residents in his district for tickets to the Sept. 24 address in Washington, D.C.
Dallas, TX – On Tuesday, September 15, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will scrub in as he joins the staff of Advantage Healthcare Systems, the Dallas location of a family owned series of healthcare centers that provide occupational and physical therapy to injured workers. Rep. Veasey will be helping behind the counter, distributing initial intake paperwork to patients, and assisting with patient physical therapy to learn firsthand what it takes to help injured workers return to the workforce.
On Sept. 23, a Senior Issues Forum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center will offer workshops about not only fall prevention but also neighborhood safety, Social Security and postal fraud. It is hosted by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey. Call Jay Jackson at 817-920-9086 to register.
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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement negotiated between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany (P5+1):
Texas Democrats joining in support of the deal included U.S. Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Lloyd Doggett of Austin, Rubén Hinojosa of Edinburg, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas, Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Thursday, September 10, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, reintroduced H.R. 3475, the Grandparents Tax Credit, to lessen the financial burden on grandparents that serve as caregivers to their grandchildren by providing a $500 refundable tax credit. This legislation aims to alleviate the out-of-pocket costs that grandparents take on when they step up to help raise their grandchildren when their parents cannot.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that his office is accepting first-come-first-serve requests from residents of the 33rd Congressional District for tickets to participate in the Pope's Sept. 24 address in Washington, D.C. The address will mark the first time a pope has ever visited the Capitol and addressed a joint session of Congress.
Last month, for the eighth time since 2007, Republicans in Congress voted on legislation to cut funding for women's preventative health services. For the eighth time these extremist efforts have failed.
Democrat Marc Veasey, who represents some parts of West Dallas, said he was "deeply disappointed that House Republicans have again chosen partisan politics over improving the lives of our hard-working middle-class families.
"General Electric's decision to not relocate their headquarters to Dallas means a loss of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs and is a devastating blow to our local economy," Veasey said in a statement to CQ Roll Call.